Vihcent westeuvelt



V. WESTERVELT.

CURTAIN BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 21. I918.

1 ,3 13,768; Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

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CURTAIN-BRACKET.

Application filed November 21, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VINCENT 'Wnsrnn- VELT, a citizen oi the UnitedStates, residing at Bloomingdale, in the county of assaic and State ofNew Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements inOurtain-Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shade and curtain brackets andaims to provide means for adjustably securing curtain and shade bracketsin position upon a window frame.

An object of the present invention is to provide means whereby the shadebracket may be adjustably and removably secured upon a suitable baseplate, (adapted to be socured upon a window frame,) in a manner toadjustably and removably secure at ourtain bracket upon said plate,thereby permitting of a quick and convenient adjustment of one or bothbrackets. I

Another object is to provide means for positively holding the bracketsagainst accidental movement, which consists in providing grooves havinginclined walls for the reception of securing nuts, which latter areprevented from turning and wedged into position by said walls, thesewalls also providing a groove upon the opposite or other face of thebase plate to receive an arm carried by the curtain bracket.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as thefollowing description is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a face view of a combined shade and curtainsupport constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional Fig. 4 is detail perspective view baseplate;

Fig. 5 is a similar view 01 the curtain bracket; and

Fig. 6 is a ing ends.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts, the base plate of the support isshown at 10. This plate-1s preterably stamped from sheet metal and isprovided with longitudinally disposed spaced parallel grooves 11, whichare surrounded by view of the like view of one of the secur-Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A11 19, 1919.

Serial No. 263,539.

inclined flanges 12. These flanges provide longitudinally disposed seats13 upon the rear face of the base plate for the reception of nuts 14,the latter being engageable with screws or bolts 15 passing through theapertured base 16 of a shade bracket 17. By having the flanges 12inclined as shown, the seats 13 are provided with inclined walls, forengagement with the inclined edges 18 ot' the nuts 14:. This preventsturning of the nuts during the adjustment of the bracket 17 in positionand also acts to tightly wedge the nuts within the seats, therebypreventing them from becoming accidentally loosened and securely holdingthe brackets in position.

The opposed flanges 12 of the grooves 11, provide guides upon the outerface of the base plate which is offset from the base of the plate 10, sothat a relatively shallow groove is formed. This groove is adapted toreceive a right angularly disposed arm 20, carried by the curtainbracket 21. This bracket is preferably formed of a base of L- shapedmetal, one arm of which provides the arm 20 and the offset arm is bentto form a seat 22 for the reception of the curtain pole. The arm 20 isplaced within the groove 19 and held in adjusted position thereinthrough the medium of the shade bracket 17, the base 16 of which extendstransversely across the groove in contact with the arm 20.

This provides for the quick and convenient adjustment of either one orboth brackets, as by loosening the screws 15 the bracket 17 may be movedlongitudinally of the base plate, of the bracket 21 similarly moved.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is reserved to hereinmake such changes.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is I 1. A shade andcurtain support comprising a base plate having longitudinally disposedparallel grooves, outwardly extending inclined flanges surrounding saidgrooves to define longitudinal adjusting seats, a shade bracketcontacting with the outer edges of the inclined flanges, threadedfastening devices engageable with said bracket, nuts threaded upon saiddevice, inclined edges for said nuts, said edges being adapted forcontact with the inclined flanges, whereby the nuts are wedged into theadjusting seats, a curtain bracket and means whereby the shade bracketWill hold the curtain bracket upon the base plate.

2. A shade and curtain support comprising a base plate havinglongitudinally dis posed parallel spaced grooves, outwardly inclinedflanges surrounding said grooves and defining a longitudinally disposedadjusting 10' seat between the opposed flanges of opposite grooves, acurtain bracket, a right a-ngularly 7 sitioned transversely across saidseat in contact with the right angular arm of the curtain bracket andmeans for removably securing the shade bracket to the support.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature. VIN GEN T WESTERVELT.

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